Monday, September 4, 2017

CBS Fall Preview 40 years ago (1977)

The fall of 1977 saw two series move from ABC to CBS, while the "Tiffany of the networks" added some brand new entries. We've already discussed the following:

Rafferty
Lou Grant
Young Dan'l Boone

We've yet to look at:

The Betty White Show
On Our Own
The Fitzpatricks
We've Got Each Other (not included in the following video).
Logan's Run

With the exception of Lou Grant, none of the freshman class managed to stick. The Incredible Hulk & Dallas were mid-season replacements, with Hulk bowing in November, and Dallas, shockingly, aired on Sunday nights when it launched later in the season.

The acquisitions from ABC? The Tony Randall Show and Wonder Woman.

Let's take a look at what was, in fact, a promo video made for network affiliates, and narrated by Dick Tufeld (ex-Lost in Space, Hollywood Palace).



It is what it is, isn't it?

Rating: A.

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